Following the passage of budget cuts that led to the closing of two online high schools, a Georgia-based organization is calling for increased funding for web-based education.
Due to financial shortcomings, Kaplan Academy of Georgia and Provost Academy Georgia closed this week. Now, representatives from Georgia Families for Public Virtual Education are saying that the state government has a legal responsibility to fund these types of schools.
According to the organization, government officials throughout the state are not upholding legislation HB881, which requires the Georgia Charter School Commission to provide fair and equal funding for both classroom-based and online public charter schools. They added that the commission’s failure to abide by this law is leaving internet-based students with very few options to receive the high-quality education they will need to succeed in college and their careers.
Rene Lord, chairman of the organization, said that “it is concerning that two new online schools set to provide high-level education to Georgia students are forced to close because the state refuses to uphold a law providing equal funding for virtual schools.”
